Death, Friendship, And What Does It All Mean? - The Emotions Diary #22

When a funeral comes, so do the questions. And the answers.

Let the Emotions Diary explain you, to you.

Note from Karl: Apologies for the late posting. I changed my email on Substack and it opened up a Pandora’s Box I needed IT help for days to figure out. Anyway, we’re back, and we’re undividing.

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Hey there all,

A big part of undividing the world is undoing the divisions we feel in ourselves. And the Emotions Diary is an incredible tool for that.

Thanks to all the new paid subscribers, ten have taken up subs just this month. Thank you, thank you. And I’m also happy that so many folks have started their Emotions Diary practice. Please comment below and let me know what you’ve learned or how it’s going.

Originally I made a video last Wednesday to post on Thursday, the day before a friend’s funeral. But the delay was a blessing, as I can report a different take on what I was given in the Emotions Diary because of what happened on the day of the funeral….

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE EMOTIONS DIARY

Whatever you can’t figure out in your life, you can figure it out in here. The Emotions Diary is the tool for undividing yourself - understanding why you do, think, and feel the things you do.

You’ll need 4 things:

• A notebook

• A pen

• An open heart

• An open mind

And the practice is in 4 steps:

• What - Write down what’s going on in your life that you want an answer to; a persistent feeling, a bad habit, not knowing why you did something, general confusion etc.

• Ask - Let this formulate into a question. Sometimes the question itself surprises you, as in, oh yeah, that is what I want to ask. Also, you can go straight to the question if you already know what you want to ask.

• Wait - Relax. Let the universe do its work. Generally an answer starts coming within seconds for me.

• Answer - Write down what it “says.” Don’t overthink, edit it, or interpret it while comes. Receive it like you’re taking dictation. Capture the tone.

  And a final note is to dwell with the answer. Feel the layers of it land in you.